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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Margery say caused the flood in Chapter 18?
(a) Ohio River.
(b) Monarch Creek.
(c) Rains.
(d) The mine dam.

2. How many trailer homes are set up near the courthouse in Chapter 23?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 1.

3. In Chapter 27, what do Alice and Fred drink as she prepares to leave town?
(a) Wine.
(b) Bourbon.
(c) Lemonade.
(d) Tea.

4. What does Fred show Alice at the end of Chapter 20?
(a) Fireflies.
(b) Spring flowers.
(c) Shooting stars.
(d) Water lilies.

5. In Chapter 25, how old is Verna McCullough?
(a) 19.
(b) 21.
(c) 20.
(d) 22.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 17, what type of vehicle do Mr. and Mrs. Brady pick up Izzy and the three little girls?

2. What does Mrs. Brady give Margery as a wedding gift?

3. When do the rains start coming in Chapter 16?

4. What does Alice fix Sven for breakfast in Chapter 20?

5. What river does Beth say broke its banks the last time it rained as heavily as it is in Chapter 16?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Verna McCullough testify at the trial?

2. Why does the sheriff want to see the library records for six months?

3. What is Sven and Margery's wedding like?

4. Why does Sophia tell Margery that she needs to get married?

5. What is closed on the first day of the trial?

6. How are some people responding to Margery's arrest in Chapter 20?

7. Where does Sven go in Chapter 23?

8. Where does Beth go in Chapter 28 and how does she probably get the money?

9. How does it rain in Chapter 16?

10. What experience does Sophia have as a midwife?

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